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How Kento Momota is helping Yushi Tanaka to start beating top Chinese - starting with Li Shifeng at Paris

August 26, 2025 12:02 am

A late bloomer, Tanaka is coached by former World No 1 Momota and singles maverick Sho Sasaki.

Kento Momota (centre) with Japan's badminton coach Park Joo-bong (right). (Kento Momota | Instagram)

Will the budget cuts hamstring coach Park Joo-Bong and Japan’s yearning for Paris Olympic medals in Badminton?

June 16, 2024 10:29 pm

Park Joo-bong has stoically and gracefully guided Kento Momota, Nippon badminton's poster boy, through international dominance with 3 world titles, suspension post a gambling ban, a strong comeback, loss at the Olympics and a tragic accident and an emotional retirement.

Kento Momota, the great badminton star retires: Top Indians could only beat him 7 times out of 42 games

April 19, 2024 5:43 pm

As Kento Momota announced retirement from badminton, perhaps the best ode was written by Viktor Axelsen: "Even though you have kicked my a** way too many times, it has been an absolute pleasure sharing the court with you."

How Japan's badminton star Kento Momota learnt how to smile after an accident and setbacks

November 19, 2023 8:59 am

Kento Momota ended his two-year title drought at the BWF Korea Masters in Gwangju.

Marin, Momota and the Minions: Missing from the podiums & missed

April 09, 2023 1:14 pm

They might not succeed but it is in their trying that three sets of badminton careers become fascinating to observe.

Defending champion Kento Momota pulls out of World Championships

December 08, 2021 5:17 pm

The 27-year-old Momota had pulled out of his group A opening match against India's Lakshya Sen at the World Tour Finals in Bali, Indonesia after sustaining the back injury during training.

World number one Kento Momota discharged from hospital

January 17, 2020 1:53 pm

Momota was among four passengers in a van travelling to the airport on Monday when it crashed into the back of a 30-tonne truck, injuring them and killing the driver of the van.

Kento Momota likely to be released from hospital on Wednesday

January 14, 2020 3:05 pm

Kento Momota, who won the Malaysia Masters on Sunday, suffered multiple lacerations to his face and a nasal bone fracture, the Badminton World Federation said.